108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2212
To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the
provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 12, 2004
Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. BAYH, Mrs. DOLE, and Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Finance
A BILL
To amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the
provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Stopping Overseas Subsidies Act of 2004'.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES TO NONMARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES.
Section 701(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671(a)(1)) is amended
by inserting `(including a nonmarket economy country)' after `country' each
place it appears.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 apply to petitions filed under section 702
of the Tariff Act of 1930 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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